Proverbs is practical wisdom for everyday life — short, vivid sayings on speech, work, money, friendship, sex, parenting, and the fear of the LORD. It teaches that wisdom is not mere cleverness but a way of walking with God in a complicated world.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
“A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”